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Re: [OM] Ansel Show

Subject: Re: [OM] Ansel Show
From: Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:59:51 -0500
Philippe,
   Walt was a former List member who passed away a few years ago. He
was a sprightly curmudgeon and we miss him greatly.

Charlie

On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 3:56 PM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard@xxxxxx> wrote:
> I tend to concur with Schozz.
>
> I like AA's work as is, and I hate the too many attempts made to copy
> it. Pretty boring in fact those are.
>
> I'm sure there's a way to get these rivers, peaks, dome right, albeit
> differently, by forgetting AA and using one's own eye and gear
> capabilites. Am I so weird when I say so?
>
> OTT: Who is this Walt you're referring to? Walt J ?
>
> Amitiés
> Philippe
>
>
> Le 20 nov. 12 à 21:37, Chuck Norcutt a écrit :
>
>> Given the lighting conditions it had to be my own interpretation.
>> It's
>> a horizontal/vertical panorama taken at 200mm on the 5D.  Lots of
>> detail
>> but it also has several stitching errors I hadn't noticed at first.
>> One
>> of these days I'll try restitching it with CS6 or with Hugin if that
>> doesn't work.  Once I get it stitched properly I'll also try a B&W
>> conversion.  It will probably still be lifeless.  :-)
>>
>> ps:  The foreground looks much different than in AA's day.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 11/20/2012 11:17 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>>>> I'm embarrassed whenever I see Ansel's photo of the Snake River
>>>> below
>>>> the Grand Tetons.  I stood on that same spot and mafr my own
>>>> photo... at
>>>> 2pm in full sun with no clouds... call it lifeless. :-)  Of
>>>> course, I
>>>> didn't have three weeks to wait for the right time and right
>>>> weather.
>>>
>>> Excuses, excuses.
>>>
>>> Seriously!  If you want an AA picture buy an AA picture. Come up with
>>> YOUR OWN interpretation.
>>>
>>> AG (I miss Walt) Schnozz
>>>
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